Dr. Melissa Wood MD, FRCSC

Dr. Melissa Wood was raised in Calgary, Alberta, spending most of her childhood on the slopes of the Rocky Mountains. She has a BSc from the University of British Columbia and completed Medical School at the University of Alberta. She completed her General Surgery Residency at the University of Saskatchewan, and through the Clinical Investigator Program, an MSc in Surgical Science and Practice with Distinction at the University of Oxford. Her fellowship was in Surgical Oncology at the University of Calgary, during which she completed electives in Sarcoma Surgery in Milan, Italy, and Breast Oncoplastics in Bath, United Kingdom.

Her elective practice will cover a breadth of surgical oncology and general surgery including sarcoma, melanoma, skin cancer, complex GI, colorectal oncology, breast cancer, oncoplastic breast surgery, hernias, endoscopy, and benign breast disease. She is joining the Saskatoon Surgical Oncology Group. Her research interests include qualitative surgical outcomes, surgical education, quality improvement, and human factors.

In her free time, she enjoys walking along the river valley with her dog Singha and husband Patrice, downhill skiing, and cycling.